Manchester United move thanks to Paul Pogba. The 23-year-old forward had looked set to play a reduced role at Barcelona following the arrival of Ronald Koeman, but he could now push through an unlikely season-long loan deal at Old Trafford.
Dembele joined the Catalan giants from Borussia Dortmund back in 2017 for an initial fee in the region of £100m following Neymar’s move to PSG, but he has failed to deliver consistent performances amid a string of injuries.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer now looks set to be able to give the winger the chance to start afresh, but it was Pogba who used their friendship to convince Dembele to spend some time at United this season.
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